HTC Explorer (ex Pico) shows up in press photo

Here’s another new and yet to be announced HTC smartphone that has appeared in a press shot (not long after the HTC Runnymede / Bass). The new handset is the HTC Explorer, previously seen in some live photos as the HTC Pico.

The Explorer runs Android Gingerbread (with Sense 3.5 UI), and comes with features that don’t really distinguish it from the HTC Wildfire S: 3.2 inch HVGA display, 5MP camera, 512MB of ROM, 384MB of RAM, and a 600MHz processor.

There’s no word on when the HTC Explorer will be announced (or launched). We’ll probably hear more about it soon. In any case, expect the smartphone to hit the shelves for about $300 unlocked.